Deadline is reporting that actor Jonathan Majors (Hostiles) has signed on for a lead role in Lovecraft Country, the upcoming HBO series from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, where he will star opposite Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Underground). The drama is based on Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel and focuses on 25-year-old Atticus Black […]
Pre-registration opens for Goosebumps HorrorTown as new trailer released
Pixowl has announced that pre-registration is now open for Goosebumps: HorrorTown, a character-driven simulation game based on R.L. Stine’s hit Scholastic series. Goosebumps: HorrorTown will take players to HorrorTown to build and manage a quirky town, collect iconic monsters, frighten hapless humans, unlock compelling human characters, and undertake scary missions where young townsfolk spy on monsters to […]
The Grudge remake fills out its supporting cast
Deadline is reporting that Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom), Betty Gilpin (GLOW), William Sadler (Power) and Frankie Faison (Banshee) have joined the cast of Sony and Ghost House Pictures’ horror remake The Grudge. The new film, a remake of the 2004 movie (which was itself a remake of the 2002 Japanese horror Ju-on: The Grudge), is […]
DC’s streaming service announced with Harley Quinn, Young Justice: Outsiders, Titans and Swamp Thing series
DC Entertainment has officially announced its new streaming service – DC Universe – releasing the official logos for the previously announced Harley Quinn and Young Justice: Outsiders animated series and live-action Teen Titans show Titans, along with the newly-revealed live-action Swamp Thing which is being produced by Aquaman director James Wan. The pilot for the […]
Deadpool 2 gets new IMAX posters and five TV spots
With just two weeks to go until its release, 20th Century Fox has unveiled five IMAX posters for Deadpool 2, along with five TV spots offering up some new footage from the upcoming superhero sequel; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Deadpool 2 here Marvel’s motormouth mercenary is back! Bigger, better […]
Kevin Feige has been having meetings about Marvel movies for 2024 and 2025
While Marvel Studios has announced a series of release dates through to 2022, so far it is keeping its Phase Four plans tightly under wraps, with Kevin Feige revealing last month that we shouldn’t expect an announcement on the next slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies until after the release of Avengers 4 next year. […]
Alexandre Aja and Sam Raimi team for horror-thriller Crawl
Paramount Pictures is looking to replicate the success of A Quiet Place with another low-budget horror-thriller, with the studio fast-tracking Crawl from director Alexandre Aja (Piranha 3D, Horns) and producers Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) and Craig Flores (Fathers and Daughters, 300: Rise of an Empire). Originally penned by Shawn and Michael Rasmussen, with rewrites […]
Image announces new Western graphic novel Perdy
Image Comics has announced the upcoming English translation of Perdy, a new original graphic novel western series from Angoulême Award nominee, and international star, Kickliy. The titular character, Perdy, loves two things: sex and robbing banks—no particular order. After spending 15 years in Yuma prison, Perdy wastes no time in getting back to doing both. A […]
Netflix nabs Michael B. Jordan’s comic book adaptation Failsafe
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has come out victorious in a hotly-contested bidding war for Failsafe, an adaptation of the Vault Comics series of the same name, which is being produced by Michael B. Jordan with Joe Robert Cole (Black Panther) penning the script. Created by F.J. Desanto, Todd Farmer, and Federico Dallochi, Failsafe follows John […]
Hasbro acquires Power Rangers from Saban Brands for $522 million
Back in February Saban Brands announced that Hasbro had secured the global toy license to the Power Rangers franchise in a deal with also gave the toy giant the opportunity to initiate a purchase of the property – an option that Hasbro has now exercised in a deal worth around $522 million. “Power Rangers is […]
